A.P. American Government Lesson Plan - Klein Oak High School | ||
Dates | Wednesday, December 2 - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | |
Topic | The Judiciary | |
Objectives |
Students shall be able to
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Activities | Video -
Separate But Equal - the story of the Supreme Court's landmark decision
in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas [Click here to learn more about the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas and here to learn more about the movie Separate But Equal .] On one of these days - no earlier than Friday - we will preempt the video for a quiz on the two articles referred to below under "Assignments." |
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Assessment | Monitor and adjust to check understanding. Students shall take a quiz over the video. | |
Assignments | Read the articles on judicial activism by Richard Posner and Thomas Sowell that you will find on LMS. [The Posner article is also in the American Politics reader.] Expect a quiz on these articles, no earlier than Friday. They are long articles, though, so please get started. |
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